Excursion Tips for the Region

Along the Austrian Romantic Road you can combine culinary and cultural highlights on your journey between Salzburg and Vienna. It offers decelerated and pleasant travelling through the most beautiful regions of Austria.

The Dachstein Mountain Range has many impressive caves and is also a paradise for hikers and sun-worshippers.

At Attersee Lake, the sea of the Salzkammergut area you can experience more!
You will love the daily scheduled boats at dreamlike Attersee Lake, numerous children entertainment programs and weekly theme boat tours .

Hiking – recreating…
... in an impressive landscape. Gosaukammbahn lift brings all hikers, sports lovers, walkers and sun worshippers into the alpine world of the Gosau-Zwieselalm hiking region.

A fantastic hiking area in summer time, not only for hikers and relaxation seekers. Sports lovers like hang gliders, skiers and snowboarders love Zwölferhorn mountain.

Enjoy unspoilt nature, 20km of hiking trails and the idyllic Laudachsee lake at 1,004 meters above sea level. Pleasant hikes, breath-taking panoramic views of the Traunsee lake, a mushroom interpretive trail, a forest nature trail and rustic mountain inns guarantee an unforgettable experience.

At 1,600 m above the Traunsee lake, the Feuerkogel high plateau provides a gorgeous panoramic view of the whole Salzkammergut. The 40km of hiking trails and paths are suitable for pleasant hikes as well as demanding mountain tours. The typical karst scenery with its unique flora and fauna is of naturalistic interest.

In his “Moby Dick” Hermann Melville speaks of the incredible force of attraction of water to men. Make your dreams come true and enjoy a boat trip on Traunsee Lake!

Ride the historic rack and pinion railway up to a magnificent world from the top of Schafberg Mountain – a truly magical experience!

In recent years the Salzkammergut has developed to become the
“Eldorado of the Air” for ballooning.

See, marvel and discover the secrets of a big tradition!

Splendid narcissus flowers as far as they eye can see… Every year, spring is welcomed with the Narcissus Festival, the biggest flower parade in Austria. Highlights are the popular car and float parade at Bad Aussee and on Altausseer See Lake, this year scheduled on May 25th, 2008.

- This colorful and solemn tradition first appeared in historical documents in the year 1623: For more than 370 years, the picturesque Inner Salzkammergut resort of Hallstatt has served as stunning backdrop for an exceptional annual ecclesiastical spectacle: The Lake Procession.

Wolfgangsee Lake is one of the most impressive lakes of Austria. Explore this fantastic area on a boat of Wolfgangsee Boats.

Oh what a beautiful view... If you are the type that truly appreciates a stunningly gorgeous view, then you absolutely must visit this Vantage Tower.

The Giant Ice Cave is among the largest accessible ice caves in the world. Ranking among the greatest natural wonders in the Alps, these subterranean ice landscapes are annually admired by over 150,000 people from all over the world.

Good luck!
At the Hallstatt Salt Mine – the world’s oldest salt mine.
Fun, excitement and adventure are in store for you at the Hallstatt Salt Mine, the realm of the „man in the Salt“. A tour of the mine takes lets you follow in his footsteps and discover traces and relicts which bear witness to 7000 years of salt mining.

Bad Ischl’s most famous summer guest, Emperor Franz Joseph, spent some 60 summers in the Biedermeier villa located in a big park.

For a fantastic mountain experience, load up the car and head for the "Loser Panorama Road", conveniently taking you into the most glorious mountain scenery you can imagine.

Encircled by the lofty peaks of Totes Gebirge range, this outstanding Deer Park is a 60 ha sanctuary for a wide variety of animals. The terrain is crisscrossed by lovely trails where visitors can stroll around and view over 500 animals of some 70 different species in a natural habitat.